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[Qshunt - Vortex]

Huzzah! A great, full-length track!! This is jamming, man. Those drum twists were super, and that bass tone was deep and smooooth. The synths were perky, too! The whole, giant vibe is like Dougal & Gammer, "Fire In The Sky"-meets Bad Company UK, "Seizure"-meets John B, "Mercury Skies..." and I dig it, immensely. :D

Qshunt responds:

Thanks so much for your feedback!
To be compared with artists like JohnB and BCUK is an honour! (they're two of my favourite artists)
How do you feel about half-time DnB?
My next release is going to be some half-time with a trancey influence!

[WitchDoctor]

I love the sparseness in this, yet it’s so beautifully atmospheric that the space is filled sublimely. The drums are super reverb-y and ‘80’s, and I love it. Please make this longer! if I may offer a couple constructive suggestions: right before the drum sound changes, add little rises or rolls, so it smooths it out just a hair, and, it could be cool to add maybe a bassline / bass synth underneath, for some extra harmonic content, but the immenseness of the drums do fill in some of the lows already, so, you’re kinda focusing in on the ethereal synths and drums already, able to saviur each. 🙂🤘🏼

SharkwithSideburns responds:

Ayy man thanks!!! That really means a lot! :) Wasn't expecting anyone to comment on an old song of mine, but it's very welcomed. Also, thank you for the suggestions, it really helps out so I can find out what I can do to make my songs that much better. I'll definitely give it a try! I was also working on an old song recently, so who knows maybe I'll go back and make a longer version of this whenever I'm available to do so, again thank you a bunch. Your suggestions will not go to waste whether it be this song or another

[Galactic Acid Trip]

This is a good tune, mate. I REALLY like that synth part at 2:36... and that little break at 3:00. The section right after it reminds me of a groovy Psytrance break. The only think that caught me off-guard was the tuning in the beginning, through 1:00; something about the bass and a couple notes in the synth line didn't sound matched in tune, which, I think if you edited it to match better, it would have been fantastic, because it was such a groovy intro! :) I dug the little transition elements you put in there--the warbles and pauses that made those beat drops even more impactful. :)

[Skyline]

I use FL(20) as my DAW, and this is sublime. All the gates, those sweet EP tones, this definitely has a Japanese feel to it...the chords, and the flute at 3:10, just make this solid. The ONLY thing I can think of, that would have pushed it just a bit more, would be a long, faded-in drumroll leading up to that 3:00 break, and an impact sound right as it hits that great breakdown. This is a great tune!

[Retroheaven]

This is fantastic... that liquidy synth that comes in at 1:30 is swanky, and the break at 2:06, is just rad. :) All the warbles and tones really give this a wonderful sense of movement.. Some Pop-&-Lock dancing perhaps? ;)

[Wait for Me]

This is fucking beautiful!! Everything is killer... the sounds, the transitions, the fades and build-ups, the beats... this a work of art, from one composer to another... it deserves to be spun at a party...loudly... ;) I think Current Value would have a run for their money with this tune, hehe.

[neurofunky drummy bassy thingy]

I've not really listened to Neurofunk, but the way you sliced those beats is pretty swooshy... it's like D&B with a lilt, haha. I dig it.

[From The Source]

This was heavenly to listen to.... It made me think of night drives, and also of slow, time-lapsed sunrises... :)

Is this 160 bpm?

(I write all my D&B/Jungle/etc. tracks, at 170, but now you've got me curious as to what they would sound like at 160... Or maybe I should write a bunch in 160 and craft them together into a set?) :)

Vj responds:

It's more based on the minimalist old school sound from the mid to late 90s. I know a whole bunch of other modern labels with the same kinda deal and I've tried in implicate that sound into this song.